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Definition of Demeraras
1. demerara [n] - See also: demerara
Lexicographical Neighbors of Demeraras
Literary usage of Demeraras
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The London Magazine by John Scott, John Taylor (1822)
"... nearly the whole for export ;—and, duty paid, GO tine demeraras 10£rf. a Ud.
Of the 380 TF demeraras offered by public auction, 200 only sold: the ..."
2. Sugar: A Handbook for Planters and Refiners, Being a Comprehensive Treatise by John A. R. Newlands, Benjamin E. R. Newlands (1909)
"Brown or yellow centrifugals are, in this market, called " demeraras," from ...
Originally " demeraras " were crystals, for export, about 14 DS in colour, ..."
3. A Phraseological Dictionary of Commercial Correspondence in the English by Charles Scholl (1884)
"2 The demeraras went ^d. below prices at the last public sales. ... 2Die demeraras
gingen in letzter Auktion einen halben Penny billiger ab. ..."
4. The Economic Review by Christian Social Union (Great Britain), Oxford University Branch (1894)
"The prosecutions of retailers for the sale of yellow British refiners' crystals
as " demeraras " comes under another category, namely, that of a false trade ..."
5. The cotton trade of Great Britain by Thomas Ellison (1886)
"... out a particular shipment •of 1500 demeraras at 18d. per Ib. or thereabouts,
he would persuade Mr. Tom Littledale to take him into partnership at once . ..."
6. The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and Its Dependencies (1821)
"... 9d. a io|d. ; SO baga DemeraraS lid.—The price* ere without any variation
since last week.—Accounts from Liverpool state that market heavy. A'Bj/аг. ..."
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